Ball State University

Muncie, IN

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 13,896
Graduate Enrollment: 5,421
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Small City (<100k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential // full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 68.17%

Male/Female: 40% / 60% (2017)

First generation college students: 27.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 2.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.2% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,124
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1010 - 1210

2022 Median Admit ACT: 24
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 20 - 27

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 58.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 37.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 23.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 15.2% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 75.8%
Black: 9.6%
Hispanic: 6.8%
Asian: 1.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 3.9%
Non-resident alien: 0.6%
Unknown race: 1.2%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $24,343
In-State tuition: $10,290
Out-of-State tuition: $27,524

Estimated books and supplies: $1,364 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $10,796 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,804 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $10,796 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,804 (2022)

Average Family Income: $78,391 (2017)
Median Family Income: $61,975 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 34.0%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 77.3%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $23,250 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $246 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $7,702
$30k-48k $9,925
$48k-75k $14,801
$75k-110k $19,090
$110k+ $21,208

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 54%
6-year graduation rate: 68%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 97.3% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $23,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $6,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $16,705 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $16,750 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 68.7% (2015)
@3 year 74.1% (2017)
@5 year 78.3% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 51.2% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 52.8% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $39,543 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $47,689 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 1
Bachelor's Degree Environmental Design. 1
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 25 $27,000 $286 $36,599 ($3,050) $50,870 ($4,239)
Master's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 4
Doctoral Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Natural Resources Management and Policy. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Architecture. 3
Bachelor's Degree City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 8
Master's Degree City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 9
Bachelor's Degree Landscape Architecture. 18 $55,856 ($4,655) $64,800 ($5,400)
Master's Degree Landscape Architecture. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Architectural Sciences and Technology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Architecture and Related Services, Other. 22 $32,810 ($2,734)
Master's Degree Architecture and Related Services, Other. 33 $52,570 ($4,381)
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 6
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 81 $21,550 $228 $34,764 ($2,897) $41,500 ($3,458)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 11
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 89 $25,675 $259 $30,300 ($2,525) $47,164 ($3,930)
Master's Degree Journalism. 5 $61,578 ($5,132)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational/Instructional Media Design. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 5 $55,491 ($4,624)
Bachelor's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 247 $23,443 $245 $28,592 ($2,383) $40,496 ($3,375)
Master's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 27 $40,562 ($3,380)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 1
Bachelor's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 109 $23,879 $246 $35,205 ($2,934) $51,378 ($4,282)
Master's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 11
Master's Degree Statistics. 7
Bachelor's Degree Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. 14
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 72 $23,512 $249 $57,456 ($4,788) $69,101 ($5,758)
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 7
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 51 $223 $68,358 ($5,697) $95,627 ($7,969)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Education, General. 6
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 14 $52,680 ($4,390)
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 117 $242 $61,974 ($5,165) $71,602 ($5,967)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 14
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Administration and Supervision. 21 $60,527 ($5,044)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Special Education and Teaching. 7
Bachelor's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 63 $23,250 $239 $42,973 ($3,581) $45,379 ($3,782)
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 1065 $307 $54,983 ($4,582) $62,055 ($5,171)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Special Education and Teaching. 276 $313 $59,298 ($4,942) $61,638 ($5,137)
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 32 $188 $42,427 ($3,536) $45,632 ($3,803)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 5
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 171 $24,655 $233 $39,002 ($3,250) $40,405 ($3,367)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 93 $273 $46,021 ($3,835) $52,492 ($4,374)
Doctoral Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 14
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 42
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 90 $24,998 $243 $41,498 ($3,458) $46,100 ($3,842)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 94 $257 $49,683 ($4,140) $53,971 ($4,498)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 10
Master's Degree Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 3
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 39 $26,000 $276 $54,007 ($4,501)
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 2
Bachelor's Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 16 $28,706 ($2,392)
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 23 $21,702 $230 $38,527 ($3,211)
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 5
Bachelor's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 50 $27,000 $277 $29,247 ($2,437)
Master's Degree Apparel and Textiles. 2
Bachelor's Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). 10
Bachelor's Degree Legal Professions and Studies, Other. 26 $27,000 $286 $35,695 ($2,975) $53,981 ($4,498)
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 77 $24,750 $236 $25,724 ($2,144) $31,586 ($2,632)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 11
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 4
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 35 $47,971 ($3,998)
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 207 $26,965 $245 $32,254 ($2,688) $42,167 ($3,514)
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 131 $24,333 $246 $30,418 ($2,535) $41,534 ($3,461)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 20 $46,391 ($3,866)
Master's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 11
Graduate/Professional Certificate Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Biotechnology. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Biotechnology. 10
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 6
Master's Degree Mathematics. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Mathematics. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Gerontology. 1
Master's Degree Historic Preservation and Conservation. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Historic Preservation and Conservation. 1
Doctoral Degree Human Biology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 1
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 148 $25,962 $267 $31,073 ($2,589) $47,355 ($3,946)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 14 $48,635 ($4,053)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 9
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Astronomy and Astrophysics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. 5
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 25 $25,000 $265 $40,382 ($3,365) $42,387 ($3,532)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 5
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 7
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 5
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 8
Master's Degree Physics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 158 $24,612 $237 $31,422 ($2,619) $40,584 ($3,382)
Master's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 17
Graduate/Professional Certificate Research and Experimental Psychology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 4 $27,075
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 16
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 95 $420 $45,182 ($3,765) $46,783 ($3,899)
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 20 $609 $71,858 ($5,988)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 11
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 109 $23,367 $233 $36,500 ($3,042) $47,500 ($3,958)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Criminal Justice and Corrections. 1
Master's Degree Public Administration. 10 $48,188 ($4,016)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Administration. 3
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 55 $23,900 $228 $39,423 ($3,285) $42,239 ($3,520)
Master's Degree Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other. 25 $51,346 ($4,279)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 26 $23,352 $236 $28,229 ($2,352) $34,792 ($2,899)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 48 $22,054 $234
Graduate/Professional Certificate Economics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 26 $26,000 $262 $49,490 ($4,124)
Master's Degree Geography and Cartography. 1
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 31 $25,410 $269 $32,015 ($2,668) $38,880 ($3,240)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 3
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 36 $22,198 $206 $26,778 ($2,232) $47,535 ($3,961)
Master's Degree Sociology. 7
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 23 $22,000 $233 $35,566 ($2,964)
Master's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 5
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 61 $24,984 $258 $21,542 ($1,795) $26,777 ($2,231)
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 85 $25,637 $265 $25,429 ($2,119) $37,579 ($3,132)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 8
Bachelor's Degree Music. 11 $18,102 ($1,509) $42,268 ($3,522)
Master's Degree Music. 17
Doctoral Degree Music. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Music. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. 1
Bachelor's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 28 $27,000 $228
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 51 $21,000 $217 $51,398 ($4,283)
Master's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 50 $376 $53,136 ($4,428) $52,934 ($4,411)
Doctoral Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 8
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 11 $58,978 ($4,915)
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 22 $27,000 $286 $57,677 ($4,806)
Bachelor's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 3
Bachelor's Degree Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. 42 $25,732 $246 $27,819 ($2,318) $41,567 ($3,464)
Bachelor's Degree Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. 14 $47,353 ($3,946)
Master's Degree Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. 27 $352 $51,997 ($4,333) $51,153 ($4,263)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 147 $26,000 $262 $63,698 ($5,308) $61,062 ($5,089)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 111 $378 $101,036 ($8,420) $100,064 ($8,339)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 5
Bachelor's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 161 $25,000 $255 $44,591 ($3,716) $54,871 ($4,573)
Master's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 107 $266 $82,329 ($6,861) $100,485 ($8,374)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business/Commerce, General. 18 $69,978 ($5,832)
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 20 $20,500 $217 $55,242 ($4,604) $59,631 ($4,969)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 102 $24,000 $246 $50,738 ($4,228) $64,069 ($5,339)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 27 $56,099 ($4,675) $76,247 ($6,354)
Bachelor's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 43 $20,500 $207 $43,737 ($3,645) $59,740 ($4,978)
Bachelor's Degree International Business. 10
Bachelor's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 27 $25,000 $240 $53,539 ($4,462) $69,393 ($5,783)
Bachelor's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 29 $16,654 $177 $64,277 ($5,356) $80,507 ($6,709)
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 12
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 111 $24,730 $231 $40,142 ($3,345) $55,837 ($4,653)
Bachelor's Degree Real Estate. 11
Master's Degree Real Estate. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Real Estate. 1
Bachelor's Degree Insurance. 20 $27,000 $271 $48,972 ($4,081)
Bachelor's Degree General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. 27 $26,000 $257 $46,191 ($3,849)
Graduate/Professional Certificate General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. 4
Bachelor's Degree Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. 36 $25,583 $270 $34,518 ($2,877)
Master's Degree Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. 1
Bachelor's Degree Construction Management. 32 $25,769 $270 $69,252 ($5,771)
Bachelor's Degree History. 39 $21,750 $216 $33,468 ($2,789) $40,023 ($3,335)
Master's Degree History. 4
Bachelor's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 10
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 84 $24,101 $244 $47,114 ($3,926) $62,243 ($5,187)
Bachelor's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 42 $24,148 $255 $29,699 ($2,475)


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $70,956
Full time faculty: 81%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 14.0

School's endowment start of year: $213,227,079 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $269,331,572 (2022)